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Crab vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between crab and horse meat

  • Crab has more copper, selenium, calcium, and vitamin B12; however, horse meat is richer in iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
  • Crab's daily need coverage for copper is 71% more.
  • Crab contains 11 times more calcium than horse meat. Crab contains 91mg of calcium, while horse meat contains 8mg.
  • Horse meat contains less sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Crab
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 27% 23% 19% 271% 104% 100% 73% 9.7% 234%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 2.4% 33% 189% 57% 104% 106% 7.2% 2.9% 74%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +44%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1037.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +376%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +236.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +217.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46.3%
Contains more IronIron +906%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.2%
~equal in Zinc ~3.82mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~247mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Crab
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 11% 0.33% 37% 0% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38% 44%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 6.7% 0% 0% 0% 25% 28% 91% 0% 76% 395% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +65%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +334.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +29%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +76.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +111.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~3.16µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Horse meat DV% diff.
Copper 0.814mg 0.171mg 71%
Iron 0.5mg 5.03mg 57%
Selenium 42.9µg 13.5µg 53%
Sodium 563mg 55mg 22%
Protein 17.88g 28.14g 21%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 20%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Folate 51µg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.33mg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 4.84mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 12%
Cholesterol 97mg 68mg 10%
Calcium 91mg 8mg 8%
Saturated fat 0.201g 1.9g 8%
Fats 0.74g 6.05g 8%
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 3.16µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.1mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 2.12g 5%
Calories 83kcal 175kcal 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 0.85g 4%
Potassium 259mg 379mg 4%
Magnesium 36mg 25mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.12mg 2%
Manganese 0.074mg 0.022mg 2%
Phosphorus 234mg 247mg 2%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 2mg 1%
Zinc 3.81mg 3.82mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0.349mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 1.262mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 1.334mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 2.232mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 2.398mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0.623mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 1.157mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 1.458mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 1.081mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Crab
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18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
28% 6% 64% 2%
Protein: 28.14 g
Fats: 6.05 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 63.98 g
Other: 1.83 g
Contains more WaterWater +24.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +57.4%
Contains more FatsFats +717.6%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~1.83g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Crab
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34% 22% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.201 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.129 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.258 g
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.9 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.85 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1543.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +229.5%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Crab - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171966/nutrients
  2. Horse meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175087/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.